Oden v. State

On Rehearing

Oden, in his brief for rehearing, urges:

“We do not insist upon the fact that the verdict as received by the Court has to be in writing, nor do we insist.. upon the fact that it is mandatory for the Trial Judge to give instructions to the Jury as to the possible verdicts. We have not contended in our original brief nor in this brief that the Judge was in anywise in error in undertaking to explain the elements of the various offenses. * * * once, however," the instructions are given * * * the jury should obey the instructions of the *217Court even though these instructions be erroneous…